Cue-tip



S. KOSINSKI.

CUE TIP.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3. 1920.

1,349,059, Paten tedAug. 10,1920.

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UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

STANISLAW KosiNsKI, or scHENEoirnnY, new Yonn, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF TO FRANK A. TABERSKI, or sonnnncren'r, NEW YORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 10, 1920.

Application filed June 3, 1920. Serial No. 386,339.

To aZZwu/iom it may concern 7 Be it known that I, STANISLAW Kosmsxr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Schenectady, in the'county of Schenectady, jbtate of l ew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Cue-Tips,

' the cue bodies.

For accurate and satisfactory use it is absolutely essential that the tip be firmly attached-to the one body and held against the, end of the body so that the tip can nevernorwork loose, and for this reason 1t is the common practice'to glue the tips to the ends oi-the cues.- However, the gluing :1 i tips to cues has certain well recognized disadvantages, and more particularly the objcct of my inventionis to provide an improved arrangement for mechanically fas tening a tip totheend of a cue whereby it very firmly and tightly ,held and cannot lC loose but at 'thesame time it can be and quickly removed and replaced.

. ror a consideration of what I believe to be novel and myinvention, attention is directed to the following description and the claims appended thereto."

In the drawing, Figurel is a view partly in section of the small end of a cue embodyingniy tip fastening means; Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the parts which go to make up the tip fastening means; Pig. 3 1s an end view of one of theparts; Fig. 4: isaside elevation of a tip, and Fig. 5 is a view of a modification.

' 10 indicates the tapered wooden body of: a one which may be of any suitable struc- Referring to the drawing, (Figs. 1 to ture and 11 indicates the tip which is applied to the small end of the body 10 and isused in striking the ball.

Now, according to my invention, I provide an axially extending'recess or hole 12 in the end of the cue body and in this hole is secured a rod or post 13 one end of which projects beyond the end of the one body to fOlIIlIZLClOWGl. 14. Rod 13.is preferably f'as- 'ten'ed in hole-12 by'providing threads on the rod and screwing it into the hole and it may be further fastened by cementing it, the

cement being put in the threads when the rod is being screwed into place. Rod or post l3 is made quite long so it threads well down into the end of the cue body, thereby providing a strong, metallic dowel 14: which is illlllly anchored in the end of the one body and which cannot wellbreak or come loose. in rod or post 13 is an axially extending threaded hole 15 which extends from the outer end of the rod or post l3 inwardly either partly or entirely through it. Or in other words, dowel 14: isprovided with an axially extending threaded hole. Dowel l-l has a smooth outer surface and fitting over it is one end of a sleeve 16 which may be made of ivory, celluloid or other suitable hard sub stances. The inner end of sleeve 16 1S Hat and fits against the end of the one body and the sleeve 15 free to turn on dowel 14. The outer end of sleeve 16 is dished or curvedinwardly as indicated at 1'7, and is provided with projections forming axially extending cross-slots Sleeve 16 may be mane by taking piece material of suitable length with a smallhole through it, counterboring the inner end and forming slots 18 in the outer end. The cue tip 11 is made of strong leather such as elks hide, for example, and is rounded outwardly on one side to fit the inwardly curved end 1? of sleeve 16. Fastened directly in the material of tip 11 is a metal ring 20 'which presents an eye to receive a hook 21 on the outer end of a threaded pin 22. Ring :20 may be fastened in tip 11 by first making a curved hole in the tip by means of a suitable tool, threading a piece of curved metal wire through it, and then bringing the ends of the wire together and soldering them.

Tiith this arrangement I have found that the ring is firmly held in the tip and that it will withstand a very considerable pull without tearing out. The portion of ring 20 which projects beyond tip 11 to form the eye extendsat substantially a right angle to hook 21 which engages therewith and such eye and hook are located in slots 18 in the end of sleeve 16, the pin 22 which carries hook 21 being threaded into hole 15 in dowel 14L.

In fastening a tip to the one body hook 21 is hooked into the eye formed by ring 20 and pin 22 is passed through'sleeve 16 to bring the surface of the tip against the end of the sleeve and the hook and eye into slots 18. Pin 22 is then threaded into hole 15, this being done by turning sleeve 16. Pin 22 is preferably made sufliciently long to extend entirely through the sleeve 16 so it may be easily started into hole 15 and the threads on it are of a fine pitch so the tip can be very firmly drawn down onto the end of the sleeve and be less likely to work loose. As

will be clear, when sleeve 16 is turned tip 11 and pin 22 turn with it due to the eye and hook engaging in slots 18 and as the sleeve is turned the pin threading down into hole 15 will pull the tip into very firm engagement with the endof the sleeve, the outwardly curved side of the tip being pulled down into the-dished end 17 of the sleeve. hen firmly screwed down sleeve 16 is held tightly between tip 11 and the end of cue body 10, and acts in substance as a lock nut to prevent the tip from working loose.

In connection with the foregoing arrangement it is to be particularly noted that in fastening the tip in place I do not screw the tip itself but screw a sleeve made of solid material thereby pulling the tip down into place. I have found that if an attempt is made to screw a tip, the tip gives or yields and a firm anchoring of the tip is not possible. By screwing a sleeve, however, and

pulling the tip down onto it an absolutely tight engagement can be obtained. It will also be clear that a tip can be quickly and easily removed and a new one substituted for it. v

In Fig. 5 I have shown a modified arrangement of dowel on the end of the body member of the cue. In this arrangement the dowel 25- is formed as an integral part of a sleeve 26 which sleeve is fastened to the end of the body of the one in a suitable manner as by fastening it on a projection 27. Dowel 25 and sleeve 26 may be formed of a suitable hard substance such as metal, ivory, celluloid or the like, and the dowel is provided with an axially extending threaded hole 28 which may be formed directly in with the apparatus which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof, but I desire to have it understood that the apparatus' shown is only illustrative, and that the invention may be carried out'by other means.

WVhat I claim as newv and desire to secure I by Letters Patent of the United States is threaded into said opening, and connecting means between the pin and sleeve which prevents the pin from turning relatively to the sleeve, but permits it to move axially thereof. 7

2. In a cue, a cue body having an axially extending. opening at the tip end, a rod fastened in said opening and projecting beyond the end of the cue body to form a dowel, there being an axially extending threaded hole through said dowel, a tip, a pin fastened at one end to said tip, the other end being threaded into said hole, a sleeve on said dowel between the tip and theend of the one body, and engaging means between the pin andsleeve whlch causes the pin to turn in which said eye is located.

4:. In a cue, a cue body having an axially extending opening in one end, a tip, an eye connected to the t1p,a pin having a hook at one end which engages said eye, the other end being threaded into said opening, and a sleeve located between the tip and the end of the one body, said sleeve having crossslots in which said eye and hook are located.

5. In a one means for fastening the tip to the end of the one body comprising a rod fastened to the end of the body and provided with an axially extending threaded hole, a sleeve on the end of said rod against which the tip rests, a ring partially embeding a hook on one end which engages said eye, the other end of said pin threading into said hole, and means connecting the eye and hook to the sleeve which prevents them from turning in it but permits them to move axially thereof whereby when the sleeve is turned in one direction the pin will be screwed into said hole to draw-the tip against the end of the sleeve.

6. In a cue, a wooden one body having a hole at its smaller end, a short rod fastened in said hole and projecting beyond the end ded in said tip to form an eye, a pin havof the one body, said sleeve having a slot of the body to form a dowel there being an in said slot, and a pin which extends through V axially extending threaded hole through said sleeve and has a hook at one end which 10 said dowel, a sleeve the inner end of which engages said eye, the other end being threadfits over said dowel and is adapted to turn ed into said hole in the dowel. thereon, the outer end of said sleeve being In witness whereof, I have hereunto set provided with a slot, a tip which rests on my hand this 26th day of May, 1920. the outer end of said sleeve, a ring fastened to said tip to form an eye, said eye resting STANISLAW KOSINSKI. 

